Ibrar Ahmed, Principal Engineer at pgEdge, brings 25 years of experience in software design and open-source development, particularly PostgreSQL. With a strong background in system-level embedded development, Ibrar has made impactful contributions during his tenure at companies like EnterpriseDB, Percona, and Bitnine. Since 2006, he's been instrumental in enhancing PostgreSQL's core engine, driving performance improvements, and refining essential modules.

His expertise spans MySQL, Oracle, and NoSQL solutions like MongoDB and Hadoop, alongside tools like Hive, HBase, and Spark. A prolific author and blogger, Ibrar shares deep insights into PostgreSQL with several authoritative books. Over the past year, he’s delivered over fifteen talks worldwide at PostgreSQL conferences, further cementing his reputation. His dedication to advancing data management technology continues to shape

Mike Josephson (MJ) is passionate about technology and the transformative effect it can have on his customers. He works tirelessly to remove customer roadblocks and ensure the success of those that he works with. For afterall it is in the success of ones customers that we are likewise successful. When he is not working you can find him spending time with his family or hiking the mountains near his house.

Entrepreneur & developer with two+ decades of Postgres experience. Co-Founder and CTO of pgEdge; AWS product manager for Postgres; Founder of OpenSCG and Co-Founder of EnterpriseDB.